FFF Newsletter: February round-up
We send out a newsletter to the football and sustainability community every month - here’s a round-up of this month’s edition.
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INSIDE FFF
We've been hustling behind the scenes to expand our services and make an even bigger impact. Here are some of our recent achievements and projects.
We announced an exciting deadline day signing - food content creator Alfie Steiner joined us as our latest Climate Champion.
We highlighted a powerful new kit launch by the Marshall Islands, which uses their national team shirt to draw attention to the risk their islands face from sea level rise.
Continuing our educational work, we delivered workshops at several Premier League clubs including Chelsea, Newcastle, and Crystal Palace.
Our Comms Manager Dan delivered a talk for Generation Earth Minutes on how to communicate about climate.
Aisha Nazia re-joined FFF to support our work on a variety of exciting upcoming projects.
FOOTBALL & CLIMATE CHANGE
There has been lots of movement within the sector...
The Environmental Defenders Office produced a new report titled 'Making sport safe in a changing climate: A guide for grassroots sport'.
An article in the WSJ drew attention to football acting on its carbon problem.
A new report found that ‘sponsored emissions’ make up the biggest share of the sports climate impact.
Another new report found that sustainability is 'weighing on sponsors' minds' as an important factor in choosing future partnerships in sport.
Green Football returns this year with the Great Save. It will run from 11th March to 2nd April 2025.
Oxford United have produced an ‘Energy Playbook’ for supporters, aimed at reducing energy consumption, saving money, and positively impact the environment.
Fossil Free Football are hosting online meetings for fans who are concerned about polluting sponsors of clubs.
A new news outlet in Brazil is covering climate using the language of football as the country prepares to host COP30 later in 2025.
Tottenham Hotspur became the first PL club to join the UN-backed Sports for Nature Framework.
CLIMATE STATS
Our mission is urgent. Here's why.
Scientists believe that the world has probably passed “peak air pollution”, showing that reducing our environmental impact is possible.
The BBC reports that the world's glaciers are melting faster than ever recorded.